“Some people are just not good on the phone.” Amen! As I’ve said before, the phone is not my friend. I am not one of those women whose phone is permanently attached to her ear. In fact, the only time you’ll find me just chatting is when I’m talking to one of my daughters or [...]
A reader asks:
It is common these days to hear that a couple that has been dating for awhile is on a “break”. My question is what are the rules to being on a break? Are both parties able to go on a date with others? Can they hook up with someone and not hear about [...]
Normally, I could give a crap less about celebs and their nonsense but, when I came across this article about Madonna and Guy Ritchie’s marriage contract, it made me shake my head. You know, much like you do when you see people doing really, really stupid shit. And then I remembered it was Madonna. Still, [...]
“Like a hike through a rain forest full of creepy exotic bugs, the end of any relationship is full of surprises sure to make you jump a mile and scream ‘eeeww.’”
In her sassy breakup survival guide, I Used To Miss Him…But My Aim Is Improving Alison James combines the perfect amount wit, humor, and just [...]
While perusing CNN.com I stumbled upon an article about M. Gary Neuman from Oprah.com. Neuman is a marriage counselor who has appeared on the Oprah show a few times to discuss such things as why men cheat, how to affair-proof your marriage, and how to tell if your partner is cheating.
Neuman states that 1 in [...]
This is the confusion in my brain vomiting onto paper with the help of my trusty pen….
Sometimes the hardest part is letting go. But what happens when you can’t and what to you do when they won’t? What do you do if you know you should let go but don’t want to?
Can things ever really [...]
As I was reading Kira’s Til Death Do Us Part-Or Not post, I realized that my divorces had not only made her feel an outsider, but myself as well. Though I read her essay when she wrote it initially (I’m the built in proofreader in the family) some things occurred to me when I read [...]
For my Composition class last semester, I had to write about something in my life that made me feel like an outsider in comparison to others. I chose divorce. Out of my friends, I was the only one whose parents weren’t married and I felt out of place at times. I decided to share my [...]
I hate her. I don’t even know her and yet I couldn’t dislike her more. She is trashy, nosy, high maintenance, bi-polar, and worst of all, my ex boyfriend’s new girlfriend.
I’m Jealous?
Most of these feelings stem from jealousy. The silly part is I don’t want him and yet I don’t want her to have him [...]
I’ve noticed several times in reading the comments left at Baggage Reclaim that many fallback girls seem to become involved with EUMs at work. Unfortunately, yours truly is included in that group.
Work and the No Contact Rule
Now, granted my work situation is a little different than most. It’s not an office, he doesn’t work a [...]